Reply #33: I love being disturbed, especially by comedy. [View All]

[IntravenousDemilo]

My theory is that you can tell a lot more about people by what they think is not funny than by what they think is funny, because when they're offended by something, you can see what their limits are and what cherished beliefs they hold. I have great respect for comics, and artists in general, who find open wounds and prod at them with a pointed stick. Warm and fuzzy is kind of boringly harmless, like Bob Hope. Artists have to push the envelope, even if it occasionally means being downright offensive or completely bewildering. I enjoy Sarah Silverman in the same way I enjoy Gilbert Gottfried and used to enjoy Andy Kaufman (especially when he did his Tony Clifton character).